AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior says that unidentified gunmen on Thursday shot and killed Azizullah Karwan, commander of Paktika province’s 01 Unit of Special Police Force in Kabul. Najib Danish Interior Ministry Spokesperson confirmed Commander Karwan was assassinated in an armed attack on Thursday evening in the third Marcroryan’s Ferdowsi …
Read More »Stop protecting terrorists: Pakistan told
AT Monitoring Desk-KABULL US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that her country is urging Pakistan more strongly not to give safe haven to terrorists. Haley, who is on a visit to New Delhi, told an Indian think tank that Pakistan has been cooperating with the United States, …
Read More »More international interest to Afghan peace
Recently, the International Contact Group (ICG) on Afghanistan has declared its support for the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Efforts for reaching a sustainable peace has been done by the governments for more than a decade, when the Taliban once ruling the country and toppled by a US-led international invasion, …
Read More »Afghan women advocate for change through US-supported promote program
AT-KABUL: U.S. Ambassador John R. Bass and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah acknowledged the achievements of more than 1,500 women activists and 190 civil society organizations working to empower women across Afghanistan, honoring two years of accomplishments by beneficiaries of the USAID-funded Promote Musharikat program. Promote is a partnership between the …
Read More »Takhar attack leaves 16 border police dead
AT-KABUL: At least 16 border police personnel embraced martyrdom after their check points attacked by Taliban insurgents in northern Takhar province, official said Wednesday. “Taliban coordinately attacked Afghan border police check points in Yatem Tepa area of Chah Ab district at around 2:30 local time, martyring 16 police, wounding one …
Read More »Verbal, physical tensions disrupt parliament session
AT-KABUL: The parliament’s general session was disrupted after some verbal and then physical tensions happened among the lawmakers. The tensions took place after lawmaker Abdul Latif Pedram, criticized the government for holding election in Ghazni province based on zones. He said that some “fascist circles” inside the presidential palace had …
Read More »Bombarding of villages violates Afghan national sovereignty: Karzai
AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the US airstrikes on the Waigal district of Nooristan province, saying that bombarding of our villages and homes under any name is the clear violation of the Afghan national sovereignty and territorial integrity. An airstrike on a suspected Taliban house in the eastern …
Read More »Peace marchers launch demo in front of US embassy
AT-KABUL: The members of the peace march movement sat down in front of the US embassy in Kabul on Wednesday after a three-day protest at the gate of the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Besmellah Watandost, the movement’s spokesperson said they would ask the American people through their embassy to …
Read More »I will negotiate with the Taliban anywhere
By Ashraf Ghani-About half of Afghanistan’s population — around 33 million — is young enough to have never seen a day of peace. The milestones of their young lives have been marked by loss and violence. For 38 years now, peace in my country has remained a dream, a prayer …
Read More »A moment of opportunity for Afghanistan
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council debate on the Situation in Afghanistan. Thank you Mr President, and thank you to our briefers, particularly may I pass on my thanks to Special Representative Yamamoto for updating the Council on the latest …
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